Marines find home of Saddam's mistress

US marines have found a house in Baghdad that appears to have belonged to Parisoula Lampsos, the woman who has publicly claimed to have been Saddam Hussein's mistress on and off for 30 years.

Ms Lampsos, 54, fled to Lebanon last year, where she was interviewed by the American ABC network. She told ABC she became Saddam's mistress when she was 19.

Ms Lampsos said she was part of Saddam's collection of women, which she said included three wives and over the years five other mistresses. She said she was his favourite mistress, and was friendly with his wives.

She told ABC she had tried many times to end the relationship: "I don't have anything to give you more. You can have any woman. What you need me? He look at me very, very, very strong. He said, 'You belong to me. You are going to die here in Baghdad'."

She believes Saddam ordered the assassination of his oldest son Uday because he viewed him as a rival for power. The assassination attempt failed, but Uday was paralysed.");document.write("